, 1887-12-15

| Ell " as dangerous 10 autl,t W tne HoOT t"e
gentleman who was here In the character oi
| "A lobbyist.
| The resolution was laid on the table,
Speaker Carlisle, having called upon
Crisp, Of Georgia, to preside over the house;
stepped down upon the floor and addressed
the chair AS follows; ut Is well'known
| that IA contest Is pending which makes II
, improper for me, as presiding officer OF the
| house, to have AN appointment Oh the com
mittee on elections | have LETT the chair
therefor tor the purpose Of asking the house
| to excuse me from tie performance OF that
duty, and take such proceedings in tins mat
ter Us its judgment may dictate. The tor
| nation of 0tner committees Of the house
will he facilitated by having the matter dis
posed OF al the earliest day that will suit
the convenience of the members"
Holman. of Indiana offered u resolution
that the hOu,e at 1 o'clock to.morrow pro-
coed to elect fifteen members who will con-
stitute a committee on elections for the
present session.
A number Of propositions to amend the
rules were submitted, and then the house
adjourned
WAsuiSGroN, Dec. 13.--A bill was intro
duced 10y Senator Cullom to- day to amend
the inter sate commerce act. 1t enibudles
the most Important suggestions that have
been made for the correction of the defects
of the commissioners, The amendments
are voluulrouS and minute In legal form.
The following is IA synopsis OF the more
important provisions First: To extend
the provisions of the act so as to make IL
apply to express, sleeping car, stock car
and tank car companies, and "any other
company, associations. or persons furnish.
ing for the public use any railroad cars and
other instrnlnen'alities tor the transporta-
tiOn of possessions or property
Second--'rhe words "other carriers are
inserted twice in the 9th section so as to
prohibit pooling between different railroads
and other carr ers.
Third-In the sixth section, which relates
to the publication of rates, the provisions
with RESPECT to advance and reduction in
rates are repealed, as to apply specihcal'y
to Joint through rates. Theshort haul pro
vision ~ also recalled, in order that there
shall be nn question that it also applies to
Joint through rates.
Fourth--As to the short haul provision,
it is provided that where IA complaint is
made against two or more carriers. tor vio-
lating IL, and the violation occurs between
the points on the road of one only. that
road only shall be hel / liable Tor violation
Fiuh--The commission is authorized to
issue IA prescribed form In which the sched-
ule prescribed by law for public inspsc.
ton shall be prepared or arranged. No
special form is prescribed in law.
SiXth--rhe commission Is also author
ICED to make provision for the official pub
lication ot its decisions.
Seventh--An addition to section Is,
which relates to compensation for damages,
is proposed to the effect that when the COM
plainant is seeking to recover damages, the
carrier may file with the commission
its consent and that the commission may
pass on the question of damages; and in
such case, the carrier shall be bound
by the decision of the commission,
and the decision Of commission shall
stand US the judgment which may be
enforced by execution by United States
nIarshals in the same manner as the judg-
rnents ot the United States circuit courts are
enforced. In case such assent is not filed
the commission may investigate anu report
the subject of damages, and ii 1t shall re-
port that the complainant has suffered
damages to specified amount, II may
name the tine for the payment of such
damages, and if the carriers shall make the
payment within the time named, the sum
hall lie the satisfaction of any claim
claimants may have under the act in re-.
speCt to the grievance complained OF nut
IL such agreetnent Is not made the com'
llaiuant may proceed in any United States
court of competent jurisdiction to recover
DAMAGES tor the wrong suffered, and such
proceedings, pending u report OF the com.
mission shall be pritua-iacie evidence OF
the fact found.
A provision is also made to take the
commission out Of the Jurisdictions OF the
interior department and make it independ-
ent, and to require IL to report direct TO
CONGRESS- as recouIm ended by the secretary
Of the interior There are some other
minor changes, but these are the most iu'
portant ones.